Where does “aʼjumàʼ” come from?

aʼjumàʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar Jumàʼ, from Arabic جمعة, from Arabic جَمَعَ, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

aʼjumàʼ (Makasar): to perform the Friday prayer

Definitions

  1. to perform the Friday prayer

Ancestry of “aʼjumàʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MakasarJumàʼFriday
2Arabicجمعةweek; Friday
3Arabicجَمَعَto unite, to reconcile; to gather; to collect,...
4Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
5Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ- →Every word from Arabic م →Every word from Arabic جَمَعَ →